WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Bennet, Cornyn, Hickenlooper, King, Neguse Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Honor Edward J. Dwight, Jr. with Congressional Gold Medal Washington D.C. -- U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), John Cornyn (R-Texas), John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.), Angus King (I-Maine), and U.S. Representative Joe Neguse (D-Colo.) introduced the bipartisan Edward J. Dwight, Jr. Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2025 to h  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Cleaver Joins 84 House Democrats in Urging Trump Administration to End the Gag on Public Health Communications and Act Swiftly to Address Worsening Bird Flu Outbreak Failure to restore full interagency information sharing and public health communications continues to harm the U.S. Response to H5N1 (Washington, D.C.) - This week, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO), along   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Rep. Brad Finstad, R-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Finstad Introduces Legislation Strengthening Food and National Security U.S. Representatives Brad Finstad (MN-01), Jill Tokuda (HI-02), Don Bacon (NE-02), and Sharice Davids (KS-03) reintroduced the Farm and Food Cybersecurity Act, legislation that would protect America's food supply chain by identifying cybersecurity vulnerabilities in the agricultural sector and improving protective measures of g  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- The House Science, Space and Technology Subcommittee on Energy released the following testimony by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Director Kimberly Budil from a Feb. 12, 2025, hearing entitled "From Transformative Science to Technological Breakthroughs: DOE's National Laboratories": * * * Chairmen Weber and Babin, Ranking Members Ross and Lofgren, Members of the Subcommittee. Good morning and thank you for having me here today. I am honored to speak to you on be  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health released the following testimony by Julie Kroviak, principal deputy assistant inspector general of the Veterans Affairs Department, from a Feb. 12, 2025, hearing entitled "Roles and Responsibilities: Evaluating VA Community Care": * * * Chairwoman Dr. Miller-Meeks, Ranking Member Brownley, and subcommittee members, thank you for the opportunity to discuss the oversight conducted by the Office of Inspector General (OIG) r  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Rep. Derek Schmidt, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Schmidt, House Begin to Undo Biden's War on Energy WASHINGTON, DC: Congressman Derek Schmidt (KS-02) released the following statement after the House passed H. J. Res. 20 and H. J. Res. 35, which begin to undo the Biden administration's war on American energy. Schmidt is a cosponsor of both bills. H. J. Res. 20 formally disapproves of a Biden administration rule limiting consumer choice of water he  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Moran to Chair the Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Aviation, Space, and Innovation WASHINGTON - The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation recently announced U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) will serve as the Chair of the Subcommittee on Aviation, Space, and Innovation. "The subcommittee will work on legislation to advance policies that put safety first while bolstering   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, chairman of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news: * * * Sen. Moran Urges VA to Address Concerns Regarding the Foreign Medical Program's Susceptibility to Fraud, Waste & Abuse WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) - chairman of the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs - called on the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to address concerns related to the potential for waste, fraud and abuse within VA's For  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall Introduces Legislation to Halt Dangerous Viral Gain of Function Research Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas) today introduced the Dangerous Viral Gain of Function Research Moratorium Act, which calls for the immediate halt of dangerous gain-of-function (GOF) research. GOF research aims to genetically alter a virus or organism to gain or lose function on its  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall Introduces Legislation to Prevent Foreign Interference in American Agriculture Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas) introduced the Protecting American Agriculture from Foreign Adversaries Act, which would permanently add the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) to help prevent improper foreign inte  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall Joins Newsmax to Discuss Radical Kansas Governor Kelly's Veto and DOGE Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas) joined National Report on Newsmax this morning to discuss the Kansas legislature overriding Kansas Governor Laura Kelly's veto of Senate Bill 63, or the Help Not Harm Act. This legislation would protect children from genital mutilation and irreversible  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall on Newsmax: America's Future Is Bright Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas) joined Newsline on Newsmax today to discuss the meeting he and his Senate Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) Caucus colleagues had with Elon Musk at the White House. Senator Marshall also discussed his legislation to ban dangerous gain-of-function research, President Donald  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Marshall and Fischer Introduce the Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act of 2025 Washington, DC - U.S. Senators Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas) and Deb Fischer (R-Nebraska) introduced the Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act of 2025, which would allow the year-round, nationwide sale of E15, a gasoline blend that contains 15% ethanol. Increasing the availability of b  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Sens. Moran, Coons Introduce Legislation to Bolster Trade Negotiations with the United Kingdom WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and Chris Coons (D-Del.) today reintroduced the Undertaking Negotiations on Investment and Trade for Economic Dynamism (UNITED) Act. Their legislation would authorize the Trump Administration to reach a trade agreement with the United Kingdom that will open expo  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Rep. Adrian Smith, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Smith, Himes, Moran, Coons Reintroduce Legislation to Initiate Trade Agreement Negotiations with the UK WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee Chairman Adrian Smith (R-NE) and Rep. Jim Himes (D-CT) introduced the Undertaking Negotiations on Investment and Trade for Economic Dynamism (UNITED) Act, a bill to authorize the administration, in consultation with Congress, to negotiate   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Rep. Jim Himes, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on Feb. 27, 2025: * * * Smith, Himes, Moran, Coons Reintroduce Legislation to Initiate Trade Agreement Negotiations with the UK WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee Chairman Adrian Smith (R-NE) and Rep. Jim Himes (D-CT) introduced the Undertaking Negotiations on Investment and Trade for Economic Dynamism (UNITED) Act, a bill to authorize the administration, in consultation with Congre  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * What They Are Saying: Broadband Industry Leaders Applaud Introduction of the Broadband Grant Tax Treatment Act WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and Mark Warner (D-Va.) led the introduction of the Broadband Grant Tax Treatment Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code to make certain that federal broadband deployment funding will not be considered taxable income. This legislation received su  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: * * * WHAT THEY ARE SAYING: Strong Support for USDA's Actions to Combat Avian Flu Agriculture and Government Leaders Applaud USDA's Plan to Address Avian Flu Washington, D.C., Feb. 27, 2025 -- Following the U.S. Department of Agriculture's announcement of new measures to combat highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), elected leaders and industry stakeholders from around the country are applauding   more

TOPEKA, Kansas, Feb. 28 -- The Kansas Livestock Association issued the following news release: * * * Young Stockmen Gather In Topeka Young cattlemen and women from across the state met in Topeka February 25-26 for the first installment of the 2025 Kansas Livestock Association (KLA) Young Stockmen's Academy (YSA). Merck Animal Health remains the exclusive program sponsor, partnering with KLA to host members for an in-depth look into KLA and the beef industry. A series of four seminars are held  more